On Tuesday, September 30, 2014 5:18:31 PM UTC+5:30, Chris wrote: > I would actually > quite like to keep the configuration data separate from the code as it > would simplify using the data at the 'home' end of things as I'd just > need to copy the configuration file across. This was why the database > approach appealed at first as all I need to do is copy the database > and everything is in there.
Of course > Are there any better ways of doing this? E.g. some sort of standard > configuration file format that Python knows about? Umm this is getting to be a FAQ... Maybe it should go up somewhere? Yes there are dozens: - ini - csv - json - yml - xml - pickle - And any DBMS of your choice I guess Ive forgotten as many as Ive listed!! -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list